hesitates
基本解释
- vi.犹豫;不情愿;口吃
用法辨析
- hesitate的基本意思是“犹豫”“踌躇 ”,指在决定说做或选择某事前的暂停或其他犹豫不决的表现,也可译为“停了一会”“停顿”或“说话吞吞吐吐”,引申可表示“不情愿”。
- hesitate是不及物动词,其后接about, at或in,表示对某事犹豫不决;后接between,再接由and连接的并列结构,表示在两者间犹豫不决。
- hesitate作“不情愿”解时,可接动词不定式。
- hesitate to do与hesitate about doing这两种表达方式结构不同,但是意思一样。She seems to hesitate to answer. She seems to hesitate about answering.
v. (动词)
英汉例句
- If you hesitate too long, you will miss the opportunity.
如果你老是犹豫不决,那就会错失良机。 - He hesitated to go into the room.
他迟疑不决是否要进屋。
用作动词 (v.)
用作不及物动词: S+~(+A)
S+~+to- v
词组短语
- hesitate too long 老是犹豫不决
- hesitate dubiously 怀疑地犹豫
- hesitate momentarily 短暂地犹豫
- hesitate ominously 不祥地犹豫
- hesitate thoughtfully 沉思地犹豫
- hesitate about 犹豫不决